good-bye to 2015, atop the high roller, book a private cabin or buy an individual ticket and enjoy an open bar and champagne toast at midnight. have you gotten a chance to look at that? >> i have, i have, and it really is one of my favorite things to do. >> they have a local special too, so save 50% off, if you haven't enjoyed it, get on that. that was my new year's resolution in 2015. hit the high roller. >> there you go. thanks for joining us today. i'm dao vu, how are you doing? >> i'm good, how are you? >> great to see you again. >> it's been a hot minute. >> i see you on valley view live all the time. but here, not so much. when i'm gone, you're in for me. >> i'm normally not on this side.

going on in your life. >> i've joined the cast of 50 shades, the parody, playing the roll of anastaysia steele. it's a super role, very funny. i don't know if you're familiar with the book. >> i've never read it. >> it doesn't matter if you read the book or not, it's a funny spoof on the book with the interesting story line with it. the three book club ladies, they find this book and tell the story of the characters, and it's done in a clever way, and so well written, and a funny show. >> comedy, singing? >> it is, singing in it, a ton of comedy, and great heart and it's got a bit of everything for everyone. whether you read the book or not, head down, it's a true gem. >> you have a love interest in the show. >> of course.

>> christian gray. i have christian gray. he's a hot one. yes. and a lot of unexpected twists in this show. definite catch it. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> and we'll give a shoutout to david, who's organizing the toys for tots, so many will be there tonight to raise funds and bring toys to the kids. zoe -- >> featuring david's pop string orchestra, that's the most amazing thing. i got to perform last year, and it's one of my favorite event of the year. it's $20 to get in or bring in an unwrapped or new toy. >> the red carpet, and he was going to be our guest host, and we had breaking news. >> you can see him tonight. >> want to say hello to david. are you rayed to start -- ready to start the show?

we head to a galaxy far far away, to catch a newborn star. >> see the images captured that tell the story of our universe. and speaking of the galaxy u star wars mania is on. >> fans like mark is showing the love of the epic series in the form of christmas lights. (star wars music). >> his home features 95,000 lights, controlled by 496 channels on timers. some of the songs include star wars, the force is not only

(horns). >> this is the from the new orleans swamp donkeys, a cover available on i tunes, it'll be a massive weekend for star wars fans. >> people have been talking of this movie for months. >> it's everywhere, everywhere you look. >> in menus, our weather room is doing a thing, you can bite into fun star wars food. the franchise has made 7 zillion dollars. >> on the team somehow. >> i was invited to a huge party this sunday night. it's a lot of fun. first up, hubbell continues to pick up amazing images from

>> one image looks like a light saber. >> it picked up a light saber. we have jennifer wiseman. >> good morning. >> what are we seeing in the image? >> with the hubbell telescope, that's operating very well after over 25 years in space, we've seen the new star that's born, buried in the dust, you see in the center of the image, but it's also expelling the powerful jets that you see going up to the upper right and lower left. it looks like a lightsaber. some of the infalling material, gets heated up, and ejected and very powerful out flow.

almost like a -- it's evil in there with it. >> indeed. but it's an important stage of star formation. turns out the out flowing jets, help the star lose the angular momentum that enables it to collapse further and complete the formation of the baby star, and presumably a planetary system around it. >> and thousands of other amazing images that hubbell picked up over the years. >> indeed, and the telescope has shown us all kinds of wonders in space, from looking at our own planets, to looking outside of our galaxy. this is beyond the milky way. and the famous ultra deep field of hubbell, we're seeing tens of thousands of galaxies in the

to us, as they did billions of years ago. >> and the galaxies, far far away, have you picked up a death star, have to ask that. >> we haven't seen a death star such as portray in the the film, but death stars in the galaxy, that are going through their own death throes. here's the images of stars that are dying, in some cases, emitting expulsions of the outer atmospheres. stars. the remnants are important, they're the stuff that the star created in the lifetime, and in the explosion, and some of it is heavier material in this explosion debris is material we need for life. some of the future stars and from this material, can actually take

in earlier stars, to create planets and the supporting conditions that we know we need for life. >> we've seen the different planets from hubbell. i want to see the falcon fly on by. >> we use hubbell -- yeah, we use it to study the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system. many telescopes work together to find the planets, and hubbell is very good at understanding the atmospheric composition of the planets. so we're trying to find out if there's planets similar to earth, with earth like conditions, and we're finding more and more of the planetses outside of our own solar system, that are more and more like earth. we're hot on the trail, looking at the possibility of life beyond earth. >> can't wait to see the future, have to say, may the force be with you.

i'll leave you with a wonderful lightsaber. >> you want to ship one to me, i'll take it off your hands. >> absolutely, by the way, you can see our images after nasa.gov you can find us on twitter as well. >> all right, thank you. she said it best, check out the website, same for the twitter handle, there on the screen. i want that lightsaber down there, and back to you. >> i know, super cool. thank you very much. still to come, pucker up, and take a ride on the high roller for 10 bucks, details on

>> you're watch welcome back, if the holidays have you stressed out, you're not alone. lack of time and lack of money are the top two reasons that people are stressed around this time. >> how do you lower the stress levels and actually enjoy the holies? canden stanley is here with helpful entertaining tips. good morning. >> good morning. lots of good stuff. >> you do the holiday entertaining, where do you start? >> it can be overwhelming, my best advice is look for preprepared options at sam's club, we have a variety of options that are good and look great for your people coming to visit. so on the far right, preprepared appetizers that we brought.

puff, and the bacon wrapped beef tender lions, and the love affair for bacon is not going away. >> you pop them in an oven? >> they cook for 30 minutes and they're done. put them on a tray and they look wonderful. and we have a wonderful vegetarian option. wonderful, there's a four cheese blend and they taste amazing. on the far right, there's a shrimp tray, that's a member pick, a glaet value for -- great value for under $20, you get three pounds of shrimp. >> you don't have to peel it, and you've done the work for us. >> let us do the work for you, and your guests don't have to know. they think think you did it. >> what's the prep time for that? >> it took us an hour to get everything on this table done.

>> everything. >> super easy. >> we have really nice pin wheels on the bottom, they can take a lot of time and that's another good option that comes in a big value pack. >> a lot of cheeses and platters, that you can put out. the meat and cheese tray is great for a budget, you can make it yourself. the good rule of thumb is to put the cheese out for an hour before the guests arrive, and it gives a great flavor. cut in different sizes and shapes, and different texture to the platter. >> what's the science behind, the cheeses and wine and the pairings, that's always is something that confuses me. >> me too, but it's easy. look for a lighter wine. and then when you're preparing for your meal, look for, if you

wine, a white meat, look for a lighter wine, and we have a good option at sam's club, opening price point up to $200 a bottle. my favorite is -- this big guy here. it's a great gifting option and a good hostess gift. it's under $30, and these things, we can't keep enough on the shelves. >> you can spend more than that on one little bottle. >> yeah, don't come to the house empty handed. get them a hostess gift, that

>> it would. >> this would be for a larger scale party. >> we have a sweet tooth this, time of year, you can satisfy that. >> the more the merrier. we have a good selection, the filled turtle cheese cakes, that's absolutely wonderful. i can tell you the members are stopping by more than once to get a taste of it. >> we have a sam's club card and you can have a lunch there with the demos. >> it's incredible, and then try it and buy it if you like it. it's an easy way to sample things. >> there you go. >> we also have our pecan pie up front, a lot of people don't know we bake these fresh in-house every day. we have a different variety of

and a sample ler pack. >> is the pecan pie only for holidays? >> no, that's year around. >> oh my gosh, it's so difficult to find the good pie. year round. >> they have cherry pie, there's a jewelry section, you have everything there. >> we do. a great selection of fine jewelry, and anything from electronics to household goods, we have a bit of everything, in sam's club. right now the best gift that we have is actually the gift of membership, a gift that keeps giving all yearlong. who doesn't like, get a gift for yourself and one for someone else. you purchase a plus membership, you'll get a free savings membership. >> how long does that run through? >> december 24. >> what are your hours? >> open to 9 p.m. and we'll be all the way up to christmas. christmas eve we close at 6 p.m.

at some locations, the gas is less expensive. >> really? >> you have to try that with the membership. >> it is. >> i used drive a lot, go to a lot of parties and bring a lot baskets. >> during this time of year, obviously the schedules get busy, do you offer any help to aid the people coming in? >> we do, we offer in club pick up. go to the website, place your order, it can be anything from grocery to say gifts to -- groceries to gifts, we'll have an associate to pick them roop, and all you arer you have to do is come in and check out. you can pay online. >> i feel i can be a great holiday hostess now. >> thank you very much, merry christmas to you. >> merry christmas. >> let sam's club take care of

to learn more, visit the website on your screen or stop by for the nearest sam's club location. find them on facebook and twitter. before we go to break, are you on facebook or twitter? >> like or follow us, find us on both of them, and our website.

this is the the busiest time of year, here to help make the holidays a success, terra wellington, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning, how are you? >> great, thank you.

of the holidays and all the hubbub, and at the same time the flu season? >> i know, it's a real problem, and i'm here on behalf of several companies, and you want to get enough rest, you want to wash your hands regularly, but it's the virus and you might start to feel body aches or headache or fever or chills, those are flu symptoms, and you want to take action and be proactive, and something that my family and i have done with success is to immediately reach for a medicine, called osillo for shrt. i'd rather have a short flu than a long flu. and it's recommended for everyone, and kids love the sweet tastes pellets. >> no water needed, right?

your tongue and it dissolves right away. >> very simple. any tips to stick to a healthy lifestyle? >> yes, you want to keep it simple with regular exercise and healthy food. here's two ideas, and you can look at the cardio fitness watch. it loads up to 500 songs, and it's a great gift for the holidays. it tracks steps, and heart rate, you can see the stats on the watch and you don't have to have any wires, you can use a blue tooth headphone, and for healthy food, i'm for the time savers,

mixer, and it saves me so much time, you can quickly peel and spiral the vegetables, like the stweet potatoes, or zucchini, and a healthier alternative for pasta. i can core and slice seasonal fruits, so they get an easy healthy snack and pop off the attachment, and put the blade in the dishwasher for a safe and easy cleanup. >> and it looks great, where do we find that? >> you can go to my website. i have a link to that, and a recipe for the sweet potato, mushroom cass role. and it's yummy. i'm involved with a charity, called the great american milk

it's connecting the america's diary farmers with feeding america to help give milk to families in need. through their food banks, and donate $5 at this website, and then, that will give families in need to get a voucher for a hatch gallon or full gallon, milk is a nutrient power house, with the calcium and vitamin d, and protein. really interesting, the most requested yet least available items in food banks. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> don't let the stesses of the holidays get you down, make yours a success, for more information, head to the website on your screen. have your smart phone? just in time for the holidays,

invite you to download their new app. it's a fast radar, get it free in the app store and google and who doesn't love a good stocking stuffer? there's do's and don'ts, from sweet and salty eats, raina seitel has a few tips to satisfy everyone on your list. check it out. >> hi, i'm raina seitel. today we're talking about great stocking stuffer ideas for the holidays. first we have books by amazon.com. they're great for all things, they do book really well. they have a team of editors, that research the books, and suggest books for you. we have great ones for holiday and stocking stuffer. first up, for the hostess, kitchen parties, and the humans of new york, stories, and it's small enough to fit in a

girl on a train, and kids out there, what pet should i get, is a good one. amazon is recommending adult coloring books, a big trend now, it helps to relax you, and turn down the blood pressure. in front of us, we have game of thrones, and lost ocean. if you're looking for a gift that's useful, check out hung by verizon. this is a great gift for anyone who drives. it's like a personal mechanic, you have a device that you plug into the steering cheel, it -- wheel. it predicts issues that your car may have, and gives you reminders, and protects when emergencies happen, click a button, and you're connected to live help. this is $14.99 fer month.

use it no matter who your service provider is. so for these gifts and more, check out the website. and still to come on the morning blend, help some four legged friends find a forever home today. details in a bit. and the seventh annual toys for tot benefit show is tonight. it's at 7 p.m. and the celebrity show, has pop string orchestras,

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las vegas campaign, aims to give them a second chance. the partnership -- >> here with more, executive director, arash ghafoori, along with one of the clients, desirrae. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having us on today. >> can you tell us of your mission? >> absolutely, we're in the business to do anything and everything we can for the thousands of homeless youth in nevada. we have six programs that work together, that provide housing services, to outreach, to all kinds of other services. we're interested in getting them out of survival mode, to have a self-sufficient independent future. >> thousands of kids on the street homeless? >> yes, nevada rankses fourth in the nation with the highest population of the homeless youth in the community. we lead the nation with the highest in shelters.

>> a lot of different reasons. economic reason, abuse, family break down, neglect at home. there's kids that are tossed aside and some are running away. and other circumstances. >> you're helping them by getting them offer the streets -- off the streets, is there a place they can go to? >> yeah, we have eight or nine facilities, but the one is the drop in center. we have educational support for that facility as well. so we can provide computers, educational items and scholarships as well. it's where kids all over the community come to and get different help. and from there, we can put them in different programs. >> desirrae, how does nevada partnership for homeless youth helped you? >> the obvious really, like shelter, food, clothing. but besides that i do get

training, they help me tutor, and i kind of pass my papers around to make sure that everyone checks it off. it's like one big family. >> made a huge impact on your life. >> absolutely. >> where do you think you would be right now if it wasn't for the group. >> probably still getting hit. >> it's such a tragic story, this is one example of one person that you've helped. you've helped thousands of kids in the valley. >> absolutely, and this issue is a huge issue in our own back yard. there's thousands of homeless youths, from 12 to 21. i think that las vegas sands recognizes this is an important issue, and there's not enough awareness about it. so partnering, to bring light to the facts of this case that

community and they're in the thousands and they need help. we want to be in a position to help them, and we need the community support to do that. >> how can people get involved? >> advocate, or volunteer or donate. we don't charge our clients with our services. the biggest way for people to get involved is one, read more about it, learn more about us. use this campaign to dive into the issue. and then, after that, once you want to do something about it, it'll be easy. donate, volunteer, advocate, go to our website and plug? >> you're a nonprofit, they're expensive to run the building and get the volunteers, there's so many things that you do, and without sands, you couldn't do some of these things. >> they've really helped us, they're trying to make an immediate impact. but they recognize that it's a

they want to help us get the word out there, so they're putting the stake in, and say, hey, we want a leadership role. and raise the awareness of this, and get as many people involved in the effort. we need the whole community. >> now do you accept donations as well? >> absolutely. >> where do people go to? >> they can go to the website. center. on shirley street. i know you can get on your website, and visit our las vegas campaign on our website, and more information of how to get involved. >> thank you very much, and desirrae, thanks for shoirg your story. >> can you. >> join las vegas sands and helping the nevada partnership for homeless youth. give a teen a second chance, and donate and volunteer.

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with a sneak peek, is cas anvar. how are you? >> i'm doing great. >> congratulations on landing the role of alex. tell us about him. >> i'm in love with this guy, he's a mars born fighter pilot, of pakistan descent with a texas accent. he works on a spaceship, and he's kind of the future space event of the most dangerous catch. or an oil field worker. they're hard working guys, to make a lot of money, and work in a dangerous environment, just to get away from everybody.

falling apart. he's the pilot of that ship. he's a laid back, southerner, he cracks jokes a lot. when stuff gets serious, he throws in texas witticism to get people to laugh. and keep them on track. >> in the show, mankind has colonized space. does earth still exist as we know it? >> yes, it does. we have basically, it's 200 years in the future. earth has colonized part of the solar system. we pushed it to its limits, like pioneers, colonize it go united states. going out there, they have a colony on the moon and mars. and they've colonized the asteroid belts, between jupiter, that's full of the rich

that's the source of water and oxygen, that's more valuable than gold in this environment. earth has become this very very massive super power, about 20 billion people, they've unified, it's one planet, basically run by the united nations, and they're a super power, the way the brits were back in the day when colonizing the planet. as colonies want to do, they become resentful of their home. they start to feel they want to be independent and break away from that, and we start the series, there was a lot of tension between earth and mars and the asteroid belt. the beltres as we call them are the working class of the solar system. they're exploited and used, for their labor, they're not given the good end of the stick. they're providing the minerals

benefits, so the tension between earth and mars and the beltres is very high -- belt people are very high. when we start the series, there's an unknown entity that has that agenda to start a war. >> and do you have a love interest on the show? your character? >> i certainly do. >> who would that be? >> that would be his space ship. >> oh, okay. >> alex has nothing more in his life, makes him happier to be behind the wheel of the space ship. flying to him is how he shows love. >> i'm glad for you, but i want to see a real human love interest too. i'll watch for that. >> okay, you'll be like that, you have plenty of that. a beautiful love story on there.

congratulations on the gig. >> my pleasure. >> don't miss the new space dram, the expanse, on monday nights at 10 p.m. on syfy. to preview, visit the website on your screen. time for this week's what's yore dinner? -- for dinner? are you trying to decide what to eat tonight f you love soul food, head to the soul food restaurant. the louisiana style gumbo. you'll be craving more, and for dessert, try their famous lip smacking selection like sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, or a collection of cakes. wash it down with sweet tea or lemonade. it's an 11 time best of las

with two locations, they're also open for breakfast, start your day with tasty mississippi home cooking. and up next on the morning blend, smooch a pooch to support a dog in need. and on ktnv.com, you'll find so many great stories of what makes the valley a great live. from special reports to deals at restaurants and more, check out the website for your insight to

we'll be right back. pucker up, tonight you're asked to smooch with a pooch to support our forever friends.

general manager of the linq promenade, tonia chafetz, the -- >> absolutely, it's this evening, from 5:00 to 9:00. and we will have a dog kissing booth out, you can get a dog smooch from one of these sweet hearts, that's $1, the donations go to support the cause of helping the homeless pets out and getting them adopted. if you come in and donate $10, you get a free ride on the high roller, that's good for day or night. if you adopt one of these little guys, you get a yearlong pass on the high roller. anytime you want to come on, day or night. >> they were already practicing their smooches back stage. they have a love affair.

>> are they up for adoption? >> yes. available. >> do they need to be adopted together? >> no they came in separately. >> how old are they? >> 7. they were owner surrenders, oscar, his owners are moving out of town and can't take him. and hope, her owner passed away. >> can you tell us of the group? >> we've been around since 2006, i came in at 2008, and we're a nonprofit rescue. we save dogs, people can go on our website, that's how we find out of the dogs in need. they go on our website, and fill out a surrender form. we go get the dogs and before their adopted, they're fixed,

nails trimmed and ears cleaned. >> oscar is a fan. >> all the medical needs are taken care of, before they're adopted out. >> how many do you have? >> we have three, these two and one other dog, and he'll be there tonight as well. he came to us, because his owner passed away. >> it's heart breaking. great christmas present for somebody. >> it is, and tell them you mentioned the booth, make a contribution, and either get the pass, if they adopt the dog. >> again, if you make a $10 donation, you get to ride the hire roller and right across if the fountains, and i encourage anyone to come out. kids are out of school, and people will have time off, and the entire property is

tree and a great picture opportunity. shows start at 5:00, with fun for the whole family. >> it's not a holiday celebration, what other things are happening there? >> we have at 5:00, snow that begins in the fountain area, it's magical. we have shows for the whole family. free shows, every hour. bmx, the riders come and do great tricks. there's a whole host of free and he was nots the whole place -- events, and the whole place is lit up, it's beautiful and a great time for the family. >> what a great place to celebrate the year. you can rent a private cabin. >> you can, and it stops at the top, and we have individual tickets.

>> and the minister has married enemy in the -- people in the cabin. >> i love, that it's not scary. you would think it's scary, and i'm afraid of heights, and it's not scary at all. >> it is not, and people are surprised, it's a great ride and not scary at all, it's a gorgeous view of the valley. >> can you buy a pass to go around as many times as you want? >> you get the yearlong pass, you can do that. or adopt one -- >> today, if you adopt one, you can do that, and upgrade as well. we have happy hour bars for $15, and there's one in the cabin for you as well. >> hopefully they'll get adopted. >> thank you. donate $10 for the las vegas rescue, and get a free ride on

if you adopt a dog, get a yearlong pass. pucker up to a pooch for $1 donation. it's tonight, next to bella, and check out the websites on your screen for more information. >> i smell something now. check out vegasmorningblend.com. and on our website, you'll

we'll be r in you're 13 things to do, if you love classic motorcycles, good food and live entertainment, head to the arts factory in downtown vegas tonight. it attracts dozens of sweet

and vendors. in addition, the bacon boys food truck, provides the grub. the month -- and a defining voice of the early 60s, the original bad girl of rock and roll, will perform songs from her christmas album, saturday and sunday. specter will perform her classic hits, be my baby and walking in the rain. >> that sounds great. and falling in reverse, the house of blues on saturday. the first album, the show also features several special guests. to see the whole list of 13 things this weekend, head to ktnv.com, we'll have a link for the list on the home page. today on a special holiday

award winning artist, performs, and kurt russell, gives us a look at his new film. that's today at 10, right after us. it'll be great to see him back on tv. and today at 2, unique gifts, where to shop and support local women at the same time. plus a show stopping performance, from the win -- >> they're coming in to perform? >> rachel is the host today. >> it's a great show. >> yes. now we want to thank you for coming in today, a lot of big weekend plans? >> yes, traveling, back and shows, and it's a busy hold season here in vegas. >> are you done shopping?

>> amazon, and amazon prime, it'll be in your house in a day or two. >> i love that, any amazon package is exciting. even dog food. >> and again, we can see you in 50 shades -- >> 50 shades parody. i'm in, come on in, the shows are tuesday through sunday, and show starts at 7:30 p.m. it's a true gem in las vegas, and i'm excited to be a part of it. >> sunday at -- 9:30, a very

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